Newspapers, and I think most news outlets, really, only have one function that can possibly save them.

It’s the one thing, even in our weakened state, that we can do well when we want to, and that’s this: Help regular people.

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Contact reporter-editor Mark Scheer at mark.scheer@niagara-gazette.com or 716-282-2311.